CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Product revenue	$ 351.8	$ 312.1
Service revenue	52.1	43.6
Other revenue	1.7	1.3
Total revenue	405.6	357.0
Cost of product revenue	186.3	170.7
Cost of service revenue	28.9	24.5
Total cost of revenue	215.2	195.2
Gross profit	190.4	161.8
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	104.4	89.3
Research and development	48.2	44.7
Other charges	3.4	2.1
Total operating expenses	156.0	136.1
Operating income	34.4	25.7
Interest and other income (expense), net	(7.5)	(5.0)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	26.9	20.7
Income tax provision	11.8	9.0
Consolidated net income	15.1	11.7
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries		0.4
Net income attributable to Bruker Corporation	15.1	11.3
Net income per common share attributable to Bruker Corporation shareholders:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.07
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.07
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	165.7	165.1
Diluted (in shares)	166.9	166.7
Net comprehensive income	33.6	39.8
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.1	0.5
Comprehensive income attributable to Bruker Corporation	$ 33.5	$ 39.3